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"UNITED STATES OFFICE.

JOHN Vf KRAN-EBIELV, OF WILLIAMSVELLE, NEW YORK.

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Be it known that I, JOHN lf'. KRANin-LIEL,

ajeitizen of the UnitedStates, residingz'in llillianisville. in the County ol'-Erie and:

i '1f-i' State oi New lurk, have invented new ant useful 'Improvements in Oi'LBurne-ra el which tlie following is aspeuileatioh.

units may be 'Aside This invention relates to an oil burner whirh is more particularly designed `for utiliz/ing l; i'osene oil :is a lfuel for heating px'lrposes, although the same,Vr it' desired, muy be utilized with other kinda of liquid fuel.

lt is the object oi this inventioii'fto.)roi dure la burner et Athis eharaetee Whit-l coinlfiaratiiely simple and inexpensive in' construction, which is capable oi' being readily adjustable' for" r iilfl ig:

if the ame or extinguishing the s'anie,"

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` Agpiiauminid octobeflio, una .seriali No. 257,649.

rise to'f'ltlie same hei lit in both wells, this oil being' .supplied tiereto in any suitablev manner, io instance, by means of a ipe 4 leadiifinto the lower part of the Wel s and provifed with a valve 5 for regulating the admission of the oil. These two oil Wells and the eonneeti ng passage between the same are preferably formed integrally of east iron together with ears oi lugs 6 on the eX- terjorof thewells Whit-h support the flame adjusting and extinguishing devices and also with del'iending feet T, 7 whereby the saine ma); be supported on suitable ledges Within the stove.

Arranged within each of these wells is a wirk 30 whereby the oil is lifted from the well and burned at the upper end of the wick, alsoa holder for retaining the Wick in place and means for retaining the Wick holder yieldingly and removably in a eentral position lengthwise of the respective oil Well. This wiel may be constructed of any :uit-able absorbent material, but preferably asbestos inasmuch as the saine is more durableand requires infrequent renewal. This Wick is preferably constructed in the form of a Vflat rightangle oblon plate which is arranged upright and lengt Wise relatively to the Welland has its lower part arranged within the well midway between opposite T' longitudinal Walls thereof while its upper partpdje'ots above the same. In the drawings, t is Wick, 1s represented as being made of one continuous piece of mater1al, but if desired, thesanie may be constructed of a number of sections assembled to form a complete Wick, this last mentioned method ermitting of utilizing smaller pieces of Wicking to advalnta 'e and also enabling the wick dg so as to maintain its full corner' at its burning edge when the saine becomes Worn and thus maintain a good ame th reon. `The,liolle`-rfor, the Wick may be variously construted butin the preferred forni shown in the draiifings, the'same comprises a comparatively iride or 11i h outer holding or supportingilate 8 of s eetmetal which engages. with t ,Outer side of the Wick and is provided atits lower edge with a horizontal fl' nge A9 projeetinglaterally inward into engagemeiit iiiitll thelower edge of the Wick,

a' heizen'ta uppeange i0y pmectin e merally inward from ytlle upper'e ge o this plato into enga o the wick an two vertical flanges 11, 11, projecting laterally inward from oppos1te mrtical edges of this plate into engagement with opposite `cortical edges o the wick, as liest shown in Figs. 2 and 6.

(in its inner side the wick is engaged by an inner holding plate l2 ot sheet metal which forms part of the wick holder, this last-mentioned plate being oi substantially the sume length us the outer holding plate 8 but of less width or heicrht and extending 'from the lower edge of the wick upwardly but terminating at its upper edge short of the upper edge of the wick and the u per flange of the wide outer plate, so as to orm a longitudinal flame-gap or slot 13 between the upper edge of the inner wick late and the upper flange .10. Through t is flame gap the upper iart of the inner side of the wiel; is exposed and the flame produced by the lun-ning oil at the upper edge of the wiel; passes laterally and npwardl f from the wiel; lo the parts which are to e heated. [it its` lower edge the narrow inner wick holding plate is provided with-a horizontal flange 1i which projects laterally outward into engagement with the underside of the lower flange ot the outer wick-supporting plate. The lower flange of the inner wickholding plate engages with the bottom ol. the well and supports the Wick holder and wick therein.

The plates of the wick holder enga 'e with f opposite sides of the wick sufficient y firm to support the latter in an upright position and still permit the oil within the well to reach this wick through the joints between the same and holding plates, so that the. wick can lift the oil to the upper end of the wick where the saine burns in the form of a llame on the laterally-exposed portion opposite the flameap. The wick-holder to ether with the wick, may be removably he d within the well in a central position relative to the length thereof by any suit4 able means, but those which are shown in the drawings are preferred and comprise two vertically-bowed centering springs 15, 16, each of which is constructed of a metal plate and rests at its lower edge on the bottom of the well and bears against the lower part of the adjacent Wick plate while its upper edge bears against the uper part o'E its respective Wick plate and its intermediate part or crown bears against the inner side of the adjacent longitudinal wall of the well. When these plate springs are in place, the same are under tension so as to hold the wick holder yieldingly in its central. Ypositiop but permit easy removal thereoi:` when this becomes necessary for cleaning, inspecting or repairing of the burner. The outer` centering spring is preferably comparatively high or long so that ement with the upper edge the same bears against the upper part of the outer wick plate above the oil well and adjacent to the upper edge of this plate for retaining the saine [irmly in. engagement with the wick, but the inner centering spring is of lessl height or narrower than the outer centering spring and bears against, the narrow inner wick )late along a line below the upper edge of t ie outer centering spring in order to provide the necessary clearance space for the means which operate to regnlate the flame.

The means for controlling` the flame of each wick preferably comprises a shutter having the form of a plate 17 which is arranged vertically and lengthwise against the inner side of the inner wick plate, so that by raising or lowering this shutter plate the same engages slidingly with the inner wick plate and thereby permits of either covering` the flame gap more or VFor regulating the size of tln` llame, or totally extinguish in r the saine.

Tarious means may be employed for actuating the shutter plate of each of the wicks, but the means which are shown in the drawings are preferably so arranged that one a justing mechanism serves the purpose o regulating both shutters of a pair of wicks. For this purpose, the wick holders are arranged so that their flame-gaps are arranged opposite each other and the upper edges of the shutters of both wicks are arranged hori zontally in line and moved simultaneously up and down so that the llames of a pair of wicks of one unit will always burn uniformly and may be either increased or decreased simultaneously. The preferred means for eiecting this adjustment of both re lating shutters comprises two Vertr ca ly-swinging rock arms 18, 19 which are pivoted at their lower ends by means. ot horizontal transverse pins 20, 21 on the lugs 6 of the wells, while their. upper ends lare arranged between the opposite corresponding ends of the shutter plates and are pivotally connected therewith by means of pins or rivets 22 arranged on the end portions of the shutters and rejecting from the corresponding ends of t e shutters into opposite ends of a tubular eye 23 arranged at the upper ends of each rock arm. These means of attaching the shutters to the rock arms are not only very sim le and inexpensive in construction but t ey also ermit of easily and readily attaching t ese shutters to the rock arms as well as detaching the same therefrom. Owing to this pivotal connection of the rock arms with the well and the shutter lates, the latter are raised and lowered witi o. swingingmotion and in order to permit the requisite horizontal movement of these arms and still preserve a compact construction of the burner, the front arm 18 is made straight while the lltl rear arm 19 is made of angular form, as shown in Fig. l, so 'as to permit the same to swing over the connecting passage of the wells the requisite extent when lowering the shutter plates.

The upper ends of the outer `centering springs preferahly'engage lthe` outer wick supporting plate on a line with the shutter plates, so that the wick plates are not only pressed against opposite sides of the wick but also a yielding pressure is exerted between the narrow inner wick plates and the shutter plates for permitting the latter to properly control the flame gaps of the wick holders. The narrow inner centering springs are however suiliciently short so that the shutters are able to more vertically. the required extent without interfering with these inner centering springs.

Although the shifting of the rock arms and the shutters mounted thereon may be effected in many diiierent ways, the means for this purpose which are shown in the drawings are simple and practical and as there shown these means comprise a shifting rod Q4 which extends through an adjacent wall oi' the stove and is connected at its inner end with the front rock arin 18 while its outer end is provided with a handle 25 for `manipulating the same.

When the upper corner of the wick adjacent to the flame ga p heroines frayed or worn from use, the same may be trimmed oil so as to restore it to its normal working condition, and if the same becomes worn to such an extent that the maximum efficiency is no longer obtainable, the wick may be reversed side for side so as to bring the upper, outer corner of the wick to the burner position. In like manner the wick may be reversed vertically edge for edge and then again reversed side for side so that the two lower corners ot the wick may be used successively adjacent to the flame-gap of the wirk holder for obtaining the best results. It is thus possible to utilize four burning surfaces on a wick before renewal of the same either in its entirety or at its upper and lower edge portions becomes necessary, thereby eilecting a considerable economy in maintaining the burner in itsV most effective condition.

As a whole, this burner is very compact and it is constructed oi simple parts which may be manufactured at low cost and easily assembled.

I claim as my invention:

l. An oil burner comprising an oil well, a wick holder arranged in said well and having two upright plates which are spaced apart, one of said plates being compaiative-ly wide and pro-vided at its upper edge with la laterally projecting horizontal flange and the other plate being relatively narrow and terminating at its upper edge at a disitanee from said'.liiange4 foilhlnrf a laterally opening' gap therebetween; and a wick arrangedv between said plates aiid-having one of its sides 'exposed thi-bi1 Vh Said-gap.

' @.*An 0il=burner compr sing an Veil well, aV wickhllerrnged in said well and havia twoluprightfplates which are'spaced apart; toffeso? said plates being comparatively wide and provided with laterally projecting flanges at its lower and upper. horizontal edges and t its opposite vertical edges and the other plate being relatively narrow and terminating at itsY upper edge short of Vsaid upper horiznntl flange on the wide plate forming a gap therebetween and a wick arranged between said platesV and having one side of its upper part exposed through said gap. l

3. An oil bilrner comprising an oil well, a wick holder arranged in said well and having two upright plates which are spaced apart, one of said plates being comparatively wide and provided with Vlaterally projectin Hang-es at its lower and upper horizonte. edges and at its opposite vertical edges and the other plate being relatively narrow and terminating at its upper edge short of said upper horizontalrflfange on the wide plate forming a gap therebetween and provided at its lower edge with a flange which engages with the underside of the lower flange oi' the wide plate, and a wick arranged between said plates and having one side of its upper part exposed through said gap.

4. An oil burner comprising an oil well, a wick holder arranged in said well and having two upright plates which are spaced apart, a wick arranged between said plates, and means for holding said plates and wick removably in the central part of said well.

5. An oil burner comprising an oil well,

a wick holder arranged in said Well and having two upright plates which are spaced apart, a wick arranged between said plates, and means for holding said plates and wick removably in the central part of said well comprising springs interposed between the outer sides of said plates and the walls of said well.

6. An oil burner comprising an oil Well,

a wick holder arranged in said well and having two upright plates which are spaced apart, a wick arranged between said plates, and means for holding said plates and wick removably in the central part of said well comprisingtwo vertically bowed plate springs each of which bears with its upper and lower edges against the upper and lower parts of one of said wick holding plates while its crown bears against the adjacent wall of said well.

7. An oil burner comprising an oil well, a wick holder arranged in said well and having two upright plates which are spaced apart, one of said plates being comparatively 13o wide and provided at its upper edge with a laterally projecting horizontal flange and the other plate being relatively narrow and at its upper edge at a distance 'from said ange forming a laterall opening gap therebetween, a wick arrange between said plates and having one or its sides eX- posed through said gap, and means for retainin said holding plates and wick in a rentra position relatively to said well comprising two vertically bowed plate springs interposed between the outer sides of said holding plates and the walls of said well and the plate sprino' bearing against the wide holding plate gBeing higher than the lmlding plate hearing against said narrow plate.

S. n oil burner comprising a Well, a wick helder arranged in said well comprising upright plates spaced apart and constructed to fornil a laterally opening flame gap between the upper parts of said plates, a wick arranged between said plates and having one side exposed through said gap, and a shutter movable across said gap.

9. An oil burner comprising a well, a wick holder' arranged in said well comprising upright plates spacedapart and eonsti-noted to form a laterally opening flame gap between the upper parts of said plates, a wick arranged between said plates and having one side exposed through said gap, a

terminatin shutter plate movable vertically aoross said swinging rock arms pivgap, and rertieallyv shutter plate with otally connecting said said well. Y

l0. An oil burner .comprising a Well, a wick holder arranged in said well comprising upright plates spaced apart and oonstruoted to forni a laterally opening llame gap between the upper parts ot' said plates, a wick arranged between said plates and having one side exposed through said gap, a shutter plate movable vertically across said gap, vertically swinging rook arins pivotally oonneeting said shutter plate with said well, and a shifting rod connected with one ot' said arms.

l1. An oil burner comprising two oil wells which are separated from each other by an intervening air passage, two wiel; holders each arranged in one of said wells and provided with a laterally opening flame gap on its inner side whirh 'faces the other wlok holder, wicks arranged in said wiel; holders and exposed through said Haine gaps, two regulating shutters slidable vertically on the inner sides of said wick holders across said llame gaps, and two vertically swinging arms pivoted at their lower ends on said Well and having their upper ends arranged between said shutters and pivotally eonneeted therewith.

J OHN V. KRANEBIEL. 

